Strop protector



April 28 1942- vB. G. BARRON ET AL 2,281,223

STROP PROTECTOR Filed Nov. 18, 1940 Patented Apr. 28, 1942 ATS PAT @TROP PROTECTOR Blum G. Barron, Charles M. Taylor, and Florian D. Barron, Houston, Tex.

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a strop protector.

An object of the invention is to provide means for protecting a razor strop, when the latter .is not in use so as to prevent the collection of dust and foreign particles thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strop protector of the character described which is also effective to conline disinfectant about the strop while the strop is not being used.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use, an example of which is -given in this specication and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a side view of the protector as mounted on the strop shown in partly open position.

Figure 2 shows an edge View showing the protector in fully closed position, and

Figure 3 shows an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate the same parts in each of the ligures the numeral I designates a casing, box-like in form and which is open only at the bottom.

The top of this casing carries a hook 2 whereby the strop may be attached to a suitable anchor.

Within the casing I there is a roller 3 whereon a suitable exible member, such as a tape 4 is wound. The roller is equipped with a suitable coiled tension spring 5 one end of which is fixed in relation to the casing and the other end of which is attached to the roller so that as the :J

flexible member Il is unwound the spring 5 will be placed under tension so as to automatically rewind the tape on the roller.

At each end the casing has an inwardly projecting lug 5 to which the corresponding end of the strop is anchored. This strop is of the usual construction and consists of two plies 1, 'I.

At the other end of the strop there is a cylinder 8 having the clamps 9, 9 which embrace and are suitably secured to the plies l, 1 as shown in f Figure 3. A cylindrical container IB may be inserted within the cylinder 8 to contain a suitable disinfectant and the ends of the cylinder I0 have the openings II to permit escape of the vapors from the disinfectant.

A hood-like sheath I2 is provided to surround the strop. Its lower end is closed and its upper, or open, end is firmly secured to a tubular grip member I3 of approximately the same cross sectional contour as that of the ycasing I. The casing I and the grip member I3 may be formed of metal or other suitable rigid material. The grip member I3 has a cross rod I4 whose ends are anchored to its side walls. This rod is located between the plies l, 1 and the free end of the exible member 4 is anchored to said cross rod I 4. The tension of the spring 5 will normally hold the upper end of the grip member I3 in close contact with the lower end of the casing I so that when not in use the strop will be completely enclosed and so that the disinfectant will be retained within the sheath I2.

When it is desired to use the strop the grip member I3 may be grasped and pulled downwardly until the st rop is fully exposed for use. Thereupon upon release of the grip member I3 the spring 5, acting through the flexible member 4, will return the grip member into engagement with the casing I thus automatically completely enclosing the strop.

The drawing and description are illustrative merely while the broad principle of the invention will be dened by the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. The combination with a casing having an open end, of means thereon for attaching the casing to a stationary anchor, a roller within the casing, a flexible member one end of which is wound on the roller, a coil spring one end of which is attached to the roller and the other end of which is xed in relation to the casing, a strop attached, at one end, to the casing, a cylinder attached to the other end of the strop, a hoodlike sheath around and enclosing the strop and whose lower end is closed and whose upper end is open, a tubular grip member around the strop and secured to said open end of the sheath and of approximately the same cross-sectional contour as that of the open end of the casing, an anchor vrod to which the free end of the exible member is attached, said rod having its ends anchored to the grip member whereby the tension on said spring will normally hold the grip member in adjacent relation with the open end of the casing. n

2. The combination with a casing having an open end, of means thereon for attaching the casing to a stationary anchor, a strop attached, at one end, to the casing, a hood-like sheath around and enclosing the strop and Whose lower end is closed and Whose upper end is open, a tubular grip member around the strop and secured lto said open end of the sheath and of approximately the same cross-sectional contour as that of the open end of the casing, an anchor flexible member to hold the open end of the grip member in adjacent relation with the open end of the casing and being arranged to be placed under additional tension upon movement of the grip 5 member and sheath to expose the strop for use.

FLORIAN D. BAR/RON. CHARLES M. TAYLOR. BLUM G. BARRON. 

